OpenAI has understandably pitched its new ChatGPT Study mode as a tool for students. The Socratic questioning, quizzes, memory checks, and feedback are designed to help students learn topics in ways that best suit their individual learning needs.

OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.

OpenAI has introduced a new feature called “Study Mode” within ChatGPT, aimed at guiding students through academic content in a way that fosters learning rather than enabling shortcuts.